It said rising tin prices had given the mine, first opened in the late 16th Century, another 80 years of life. Tin prices 'buoyant' Mark Thompson, chief investment officer with Galena Asset Management ...

Just days before my visit, Devon and Cornwall Police had issued a full closure order on Soul Bar, a venue on Cross Street ...

After the belts whirred to a halt and workers left Cornwall’s last operating tin mine for a final time in March 1998, a question was painted on its outer wall: “Cornish lads are fishermen and ...

Also in Cornwall, the Insworke Chapel at Millbrook and Wheal Peevor monument were removed from the 2007 register. South Crofty was the last working tin mine in Europe when it closed in 1998. Vandalism ...

Cornish Metals Inc. ( AIM/TSX-V: CUSN) (“Cornish Metals” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce the results of its 2025 Annual General and Special Meeting of the shareholders of the Company held ...

Chemical signatures of Cornwall and Devon tin appear in shaped pieces of tin, called ingots, previously retrieved from a 3,000-year-old shipwreck near southwestern England and two 3,300-year-old ...

The inclusion of critical minerals and other emerging sectors in the Government’s Industrial Strategy has been hailed as ...

Happy Tin Miners try to take cover as the champagne sprays at South Crofty Tin Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Credit: PA Mr Moon, who was elected as the Labour MP for Camborne and Redruth in the 2024 ...

Left: The former tin-mining town of Lostwithiel is Cornwall’s antiques capital, with a range of shops selling Georgian and Victorian finds. Right: At Otter Surfboards in Truro, ...

A new study has revealed that 3,300 years ago, tin mined in south-west Britain was a key resource for major Bronze Age civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean thousands of kilometers away.

Cornwall’s last tin mine, South Crofty, closed in 1998 but is on track to restart commercial operations by 2027. After the belts whirred to a halt and workers left Cornwall’s last operating ...